PANDEMIC TOUCHES EVERY NATION, CONSEQUENCES WILL LAST FOR YEARS: RED CROSS

Tue 23 November 2021: COVID-19 has struck every country, and people on the move have been particularly disadvantaged by the pandemic’s severe socioeconomic effects, according to a report released on Monday by an international humanitarian network. According to new study released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the epidemic […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: AS FOURTH WAVE LOOMS, VIRUS CASES BEGIN TO RISE

Mon 22 November 2021: South Africa’s national health laboratory service said on Monday, that Covid infections are on the rise in South Africa, weeks ahead of an expected fourth wave in December. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported a “sustained” increase over the past seven days, with the majority of cases discovered in […]

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COVID-19 UNCOVERS UK’S VULNERABILITY TO WHOLE-SYSTEM EMERGENCIES: REPORT

Mon 22 November 2021:  The coronavirus pandemic exposed Britain’s vulnerability to whole-system emergencies and left the British government unprepared, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a recent report. The government did not act on warnings from pandemic simulations carried out prior to COVID-19 based on an influenza outbreak, said the NAO. It added preparations […]

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NO GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR UNVACCINATED KENYANS: HEALTH SECRETARY

Mon 22 November 2021: Beginning December 21, Kenyans who have not been completely vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied access to in-person government services, according to a government official. At a press briefing, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the government had taken a radical move to assist the COVID-19 vaccine program in order to ensure […]

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THOUSANDS PROTEST BELGIUM’S TIGHTER COVID-19 MANDATE RULES

Sun 21 November 2021: Police in Brussels used tear gas at protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions, who responded by erecting barricades, according to local media on Sunday. Several of the demonstrators caught up in the clash wore hoods and carried Flemish nationalist flags. The stand-off with riot police took place near the Belgian capital’s EU and […]

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UK TO PROBE ‘SYSTEMATIC BIAS’ IN MEDICAL DEVICES TECH

Sun 21 November 2021: After Covid-19 brought the matter “to the fore,” Britain’s health secretary stated on Sunday that he has established an independent study to determine whether “systematic bias” exists in the development of medical devices. Sajid Javid also stated that he will collaborate with his counterpart in the United States, Xavier Becerra, as […]

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FRIDAY PRAYERS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES KOSOVO MUSLIMS TO GET THE JAB

Sun 21 November 2021: Kosovo’s health officials are attempting a fresh approach to urge people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by collaborating with the Muslim community at Friday prayers. Imams around Kosovo urged the faithful to receive the vaccine, while medical personnel waited in mosque yards to vaccinate them. Despite a recent drop in daily […]

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